Cuspidor.



W. J. HEIM,

cUsPIpoR. APPLICATION FILED M AR. 6, 1909.

Patented 0pt. 12, 1909.

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atta/dwg WILLIAM J'. HEIM, OF PI'ITSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

oUsPIDoR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented (Ict. 12, 1909.

Application filed March 6, 1909. Serial No. 481,641.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, IVrLLrAM J. HEIM, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Pittsburg, in the county of Alle gheny and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCuspidors, of which the following is a specification, reference beinghad there` in to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements indisinfectants or deodorizers for cuspidors, and the invention has forits primary object to provide an at" tachment .for a cuspidor which willcontain a disinfectant or absorbent having properties capable ofpurifying or dispensing` with the obnoxious odors arising from acuspidor.

My invention aims to provide a novel attachment for a cuspidor, whichcan be either placed in the cuspidor or upon the top of the cuspidor, inboth instances, the attachment either deodorizing the cuspidor orabsorbing the fumes or odors thrown 0E by the cuspidor. In thisconnection, my improved attachment can be easily and quickly connectedto various types of cuspidors, the at tachment being particularlyadapted for cuspidors used in rominent places, where all sorts of filthand impure matter is collected in the cuspidors, the defecation ofcuspidors by persons expectorating into them alone causing impure odorsto arise, which is very disagreeable and harmful-to persons in thevicinity of the same. Tothis end, I have devised an attachment forcuspidors adapted to contain a disinfectant in the form ofV anabsorbent, whereby the germs or impure ingredients arisin from the scurfor con tents of the cuspidor will be collected by the absorbent, or thefumes or odors disinfected by a chemical ingredient carried byVattachment, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of one of the resilientsupports of the attachment, Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view of thecuspidor, illustrating the operation of removing the attachment, Fig. 4is a similar view of the cuspidor having a modified form of attachment,and Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view of the attachment applied to theupper edges of a cuspidor.

ln the accompanying drawings, 1 designatesa cone-shaped bell or dome,the apex of which is provided with a knob or handle The inner sides ofthe bell or dome l are provided with dependingresilient supports 3,which may be soldered, riveted or otherwise secured to the bell or dome,as at 4. Each support near its upper fixed end is bent to form a loop 5,while its lower end conforms to a hook 6.

In the bell or dome l is mounted a detachable absorbent holder 7, saidholder be ing made of a single strip of metal or wire, which is bent toform two resilient gripping ends or handles 8, 8 adapted to embrace asponge 9 or like absorbent material and retain said sponge or materialwithin thebell or dome 1. The holder 7 is made of a rcsilient materialand is of a greater width than Vthe diameter of the dome l, whereby.

to insert the holder within the dome it is necessary that the grippingends of handles 8` be pressed toward one another' until the holder isinserted within the dome, at which time by releasing the handles S, thecurved portions 10,- lO of the holder which form seats will engage theloops 5 of the supports 3 and prevent the holder from becoming detachedfrom the dome, while the same is be ing used. When the holder 7 is madefrom a strip of flat metal, a sufficiently wide seat will be affordedfor engagement by the loops '5, and when the holder is formed of wire,it may be necessary to face or flatlift-ed off to einpty the bowl ll, orto give access to the interior of the bowl to disengag'e the hooks 6from cleats l5. The lid 14 is then preferably placed over the domeagain, and. the latter with the cover lifted ottl to- `re-ther asillustrated in Fie'. Q of the drawings.

In Fig'. 4. of the drawings7 I have illustrated four wire frames l5 assuspended .from the upper `edges of the cuspidor ll, said frames being`arranged at right angles to each other with the intersecting` portionsthereof bent to provide a holder 16 for the sponge or adhesive material9. The dome or cone l is notched, as at 17, to rest. upon the frames l5.

The attachment as shown in Fig. 5, can be connected to the edges of anordinary cuspidor, and I reserve the right to shape the frames shown inFig. 3 of the drawings, whereby the dome or cone can be supported ineuspidors of various shapes and contours.

Having` now described my .invention what I claim as new, is v l. Incombination with a. euspidor, a dome..

spring' supports carried by the dome, means for detachably engaging'said supports with the cuspidor, and a disinfectant holder inclosed bythe dome and held therein by en gae'ement with the supports of saiddome.

In combination with a cuspidor, an attachment comprising a dome. spring`sur ports attached at their upper ends to the. dome aud provided ontheir lower ends with hooks for securing' them to the` euspidor,

W'itnesses:

MAX H. SnoLovi'n/i, A. J. Tineo.

